Robert Ross paints with oils on canvas. His art-making focuses on urban and rural landscapes. He often paints on the scene alla prima, seeking to capture light and color in one attack. He has a special interest in the way man-made and natural forms interact with each other. His paintings are characterized by his use of light, shadows, color, simplified forms and painterly brushwork.

“I strive to capture that moment of first perception, the thrill I feel when I see how sunlight, shadows and color give shape to what I am looking at. When I paint, I become totally immersed in the moment, sight and action are joined and eye, hand and heart work together, somehow beyond my control. Painting is a mysterious merger of mindfulness and empty mind.” -- Robert Ross

"The Way Home," 18"x24" oil painting, jury-selected and exhibited in “Paint the Town” show at Gallery at Avalon Island (Orlando), sponsored by Orlando Magazine. Painting included in feature article in the magazine about the exhibit.

Studio Artist in Painting and Drawing for 2011 at Crealde School of Art, Winter Park, Fla., a position awarded by school's faculty in a competitive process.